A49 re-open following two-car collision near Shrewsbury
A stretch of the A49 is reopen this morning after a two-car collision closed the road on Thursday evening.
Following the crash, the road was closed in both directions between the A5 / A5112 near Shrewsbury and the B4371.
The emergency services were dispatched just before 7pm, with West Mercia Police leading response to the incident.
A Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service statement said: "At 18:57 on Thursday, 9 February, 2023, SFRS Fire Control received a call reporting that a Road Traffic Collision had taken place in Dorrington.
"1 fire appliance was mobilised from Ludlow.
"Also at the scene of the incident were: the Land Ambulance Service and the Police.
"This incident involved two cars which were in collision and required making safe.
"One casualty left in the care of the ambulance service."
West Mercia Police told Shropshire Star: "Police received report of a two car collision on the A49 near Longnor at just after 6.20pm on Thursday, February 9.
"Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service also attended to make one of the vehicles involved safe.
"West Midlands Ambulance service attended and checked over one of the occupants of one of the cars, he was not seriously injured.
"Our colleagues from the Highways agency attended and assisted with diversions. The road was re-opened at 9.40pm."
While diversions were in place, National Highways: West Midlands also confirmed that everything was re-open: "The #A49 has REOPENED in both directions between #A5 / #A5112 near #Shrewsbury (south) and #B4371 following an earlier collision".
